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OPEC, ‘석유 생산 줄일 것’ (E)


지난 7월 이후 국제유가가 배럴 당 1백 달러 이상 하락한 가운데, 석유수출국기구 OPEC의 기록적인 석유 감산 계획이 유가 안정에 별 도움을 주지 못하고 있습니다.

석유수출국기구 OPEC은 17일 알제리에서 총회를 열고, 석유 생산을 하루 2백 2십만 배럴 줄일 것이라고 밝혔습니다. 챠킵 켈릴 석유수출국기구 의장은, 다른 석유생산국들과도 생산 감축에 대해 논의하겠다고 말했습니다.

석유수출국기구의 감산계획에도 불구하고 국제유가는 오히려 하락세를 보였습니다. 17일 뉴욕시장에서 거래된 원유 선물유가는 4년 만에 최저치인 배럴당 40달러를 기록했습니다.

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A record production cut by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is doing little to stabilize oil prices that have fallen more than 100 dollars a barrel since July.

OPEC announced the two-point-two million barrels a day cut, from current production levels, during a meeting today (Wednesday) in Algeria. And OPEC President Chakib Khelil says the cartel is talking with other oil producing nations about production cuts.

Khelil also told reporters "I hope we surprised you." He said if the world was not surprised, "we need to do something about it."

But it appears investors were not surprised. The price of crude oil for future delivery dropped to a four-year low in New York trading, around 40 dollars a barrel.

New reports show demand for oil in the United States - the world's largest economy - continues to fall. The government says U.S. supplies of crude oil rose slightly last week, while demand for oil will grow little over the next 20 years.

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